Chapter 10 I won’t be your concubine!
Song Yuntang ignored him and placed the written prescription along with two coins of silver in front of Song Jinyuan.
"This prescription has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing away heat, nourishing blood and calming the fetus. Take it three times a day for seven days. If you no longer have symptoms of dizziness, you can stop taking the medicine and continue to strengthen your nutrition."
Eating porridge and wild vegetables every day can wear down even the strongest body, let alone a pregnant woman who has high nutritional needs.
However, given the current conditions at home, it would be too much to ask for this.
She gathered up the remaining papers and returned to her room.
The main room fell silent again. During the day at the private school, the elder sister had little contact with the pillars and stakes, which made her particularly curious.
"Is it because you feel guilty after seeing your father and elder brother being beaten black and blue because of her marriage?"
Song Jinsheng stretched his neck to look outside the house and saw that Song Yuntang had already entered her own room. He turned around and made a gesture to his two younger brothers to keep quiet.
"Don't talk nonsense, be careful she hears it!"
The two brothers pouted, "You can't even talk in your own home."
After saying that, they returned to their rooms, packed their backpacks, and went out to attend the morning study at the private school.
Song Jinyuan did not delay. He went back to the house, said something to Liu, then trotted to the town with the prescription and money.
Yesterday's visit to the Huang family to cancel the engagement has delayed the watering of the fields. I have to come back early today to work in the fields, otherwise the fields that have finally produced rice ears will dry up, and all the past few months this year will be wasted.
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Song Yuntang put away the paper and pen, went out, took the basket and small hoe under the eaves and walked out. Song Jinsheng, who was waiting at the door of the main room, saw him and hurriedly followed him.
"Tang'er, I'm with you."
Song Yuntang didn't even turn his head, "I know the way, you and Dad can go to water the fields."
Song Jinsheng followed her out of the yard, "Dad told me to go with you."
Song Yuntang stopped and turned back and said, "Really not necessary."
The division of labor in the family was very clear before. The father and his two sons watered the fields, the mother took care of housework, the sister-in-law dug wild vegetables, the two younger brothers studied, and she was responsible for waiting for food.
The harvest was bad this year and there was no labor work outside, so the father and his two sons put all their energy into the nine acres of land.
My eldest brother was delayed for a day yesterday because of the cancellation of the engagement, and went to the town to get medicine early in the morning. My father was simply unable to handle it all by himself.
Seeing that Song Yuntang insisted, Song Jinsheng also stopped.
"Then be careful. We are fetching water from the well and river. Don't run too far. If anything happens, shout loudly. We can hear you."
"good."
After Song Yuntang finished speaking, he turned and walked into the mountains.
She had been to the area outside the mountain near the village yesterday afternoon. It was bare and there was not much grass. She did not stay for long and walked straight ahead.
Little did she know that a figure quietly followed her into the mountain, and after observing which direction she was going, he turned around and went back to Rongshu Village.
After going a little deeper into the woods, Song Yuntang looked around as he walked, hoping to find something to bring back, even if it was just some ordinary wild vegetables.
Drinking brown rice porridge every day, which is so thin that you can hardly see any rice grains, is so bland in the mouth that it is unbearable.
But now it was summer, and there were very few edible wild vegetables in June and July. Finally, they found a small clump of Amaranthus retroflexus on a hillside. Song Yuntang was so happy that he was like a blooming pomegranate and couldn't stop smiling.
After picking a handful of tender stems and leaves of Amaranthus retroflexus into the basket, Song Yuntang picked up the basket and walked forward for a while. He actually found a bunch of mugwort that was growing well.
"Good luck."
Song Yuntang trotted forward with a smile, cut the clump of mugwort, and tied it up with the reed grass twisted into a long rope.
But her hands, which had never done farm work, were very delicate, and the mimosa grass cut several small cuts on her palms. The stinging pain made her frown slightly.
It would be nice to have a pair of gloves.
She blew on the wound on her palm, took out a handkerchief from her bosom and wrapped it around her right palm, then was about to move forward with the basket and mugwort.
Suddenly, a very slight cough was heard from the front and side. If the forest had not been relatively quiet, she would not have noticed it at all.
Song Yuntang was startled and looked in the direction of the sound. Behind a tall tree, a piece of dark green clothes was revealed.
The color of the clothes was not unfamiliar to her.
When I first met Mr. Xu from the private school, he was wearing a dark green gown.
"Mr. Xu?" Song Yuntang called out tentatively.
"Um."
When I heard the other party's response, I suddenly felt relieved.
Before I got close to Xu Qingye, I heard the rustling sound of feet stepping on leaves from another direction.
Song Yuntang looked back cautiously and saw a young man in green satin clothes leading a group of servants walking towards her.
He had a sly smile on his face, "Tang'er, I haven't seen you for a few days. You look even prettier."
Song Yuntang looked a little cold.
"What are you doing here?"
In fact, there is no need to ask. Bringing so many people to trap a weak woman like her in the mountains is definitely not a good thing.
Huang Heyu waved his hand, and the servants behind him surrounded Song Yuntang.
"Young lady, do you not agree to be my concubine? Is it because the betrothal gift is not enough? If it is not enough, you can tell me and I can add a little more."
If it weren't for the fact that she came from Mr. Lin's family, he wouldn't have gone to so much trouble and could have just carried her back.
Song Yuntang refused directly, "I will not be your concubine!"
"If you don't want to be my concubine, then you want to be my Huang family's young lady?" Huang Heyu looked at her beautiful face and smiled, "It's not impossible. As long as you enter my Huang Mansion, I will give you this opportunity."
Song Yuntang frowned. She really didn't want to say a word to this idiot.
"Perhaps I haven't made myself clear enough. I have no interest in you, Mr. Huang. Whether you are my concubine or my young lady, I have no interest in you at all. I hope you won't disturb my life."
Huang Heyu was not angry, but his face looked a little gloomy.
"Girls, don't be so confident. Feelings can be cultivated."
After he finished speaking, he winked at the servants around him, and saw a group of people surrounding him and moving towards Song Yuntang.
Song Yuntang took his things and slowly backed away until he had his back against a big tree and had nowhere to go.
Just then, a figure walked out from behind the big tree.
Xu Qingye sighed, "I came here to get some fresh air, but I didn't expect it to be so lively."
Seeing that it was Xu Qingye, Huang Heyu immediately behaved himself.
The reason is simple. Although Xu Qingye came from an ordinary family, he was the only scholar in the area and had connections with the magistrate of Anyang County. His father was always respectful to him, so he had no capital to act arrogantly in front of him.
Huang Heyu raised his hand and bowed, "Mr. Xu."
Xu Qingye looked at the servants around him calmly, "What's this, Mr. Huang?"
Huang Heyu looked respectful and said, "I'm just dealing with some household chores. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Mr. Xu."
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